WP4 – Knowledge platform and communication Task 4.1 – Knowledge platform & project website - AU/ICROFS Task 4.2 – Presentation of end-user material on platform – AU/ICROFS Task 4.3 – maintaining the platform & moderating the discussion forum – IFOAM EU Task 4.4 – Online training courses – IAMB Task 4.5 – Public relations & communication – IFOAM EU Presented by Ilse A. Rasmussen, AU/ICROFS
Task 4.1 – Knowledge platform & project website - AU/ICROFS Project website was established May 2015 Information about the project News Map with project partners
Task 4.1 – Knowledge platform & project website - AU/ICROFS Survey on farmers’ use of social media (together with WP2 and WP3) Report on potential discussion forums ”DISQUS” was chosen
Task 4.1 – Knowledge platform & project website - AU/ICROFS Organic eprints used for metadata about the tools
Task 4.1 – Knowledge platform & project website - AU/ICROFS Knowledge platform betaversion online 1st March 2016 Consultation with partners for improvement Public version launched 3rd October 2016
Task 4.1 – Knowledge platform & project website - AU/ICROFS 10 languages – Google translate + controlled translation 5 themes Search function – simple or advanced version 31 tools Discussion forum for each theme & tool Rating of tools ”Tip-a-tool”
Task 4.2 – Presentation of end-user material on platform – AU/ICROFS Nearly 200 tools collected (see 2.3 and 3.3) – ranked by relevance, tool type, practicality of recommendations, language & translatability and geographical coverage 30 tools chosen Tool information on knowledge platform
Next steps T4.2 – Evaluation of new offer of end-user material at project meeting in M22-23 D4.2 – final report about end-user material M35 T4.3 – Maintaining and improving the knowledge platform Moderating discussion forum D4.4 – plan for continuation of knowledge platform M36 T4.4 – D4.2 online training courses M33 T4.5 – PR & communication – reported under WP1 D4.5 – Practice abstracts M36 – reported under WP1